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Bent County register., 1887-10-22
business eotals.
Batloa Hay for Sale.

II. B. Bell, of Dodge City, Klaus !,
will sell baled hay loaded on the cars
at Cimarron, Kans., at ton dollars a
| ton.
II. F. Sharpless Notary Public. If.
The finest line of millinery goods
at Chas. Reitler's.
An immense stock of the latest
style gents clothing at Chas Reitler's.
Hats and caps to suit the taste of
all at Chas. Reitler's.
Go to Reitler's to get the best
boots and Shoes.
Go to R.itler's store to find dry
goods, boots and shoes.
One hundred and forty-six differ
ent kinds of mems and boys hats at
Rei,ler's. If.
Insure your property in good
Companies with GoopALR Sc COOPER
Money to loan on first mortgage
security for term of years.
42-tf BANK OF LAMAR.
Goodsle d Cooper will insure your
house against loss by Fire, Lightning
or Tornadoes.
FoR SALr-The Lamar Drug
Store property can be bought at a
bargain, For terms etc, address,
GEO. y JoEEs, Dodge City, rs. 4stf
WAHTED-A girl to do general
house work IN private family, german
or sweede preferred, apply at REG1s-
TER office. If.
Notice.
l hereby appoint the firm of
Hughes Bros, of Trinidad, Colorado,
with full power to collect and settle
sll accounts due the firm of the late
+. A. Noble at Lamar, Colorado.
All persons indebted to the said firm
are requested to call and settle i'm
mediately.
MRs. p. NJ. NOBLE,
Administratrix.
Bent County register., 1887-10-22
Notice.
Chas ReitIor

Has sold his stock of groceries to
N, L. Swift & Co.. to make room for
the mammoth srock of dry goods,
clothing, boots and shoes, that is
coming.
Bent County register., 1887-10-22

NJ. II. Murray is too well known
in Bent county to need al eulogy
from US. His success as a BUSINESS
man and his indetatigable effort in
experimenting with the soil of the
county in testing its adaptabllity for
the various series of grasses, has
made his pane prominent among the
old residents of the county and n
mans standing in a community is
the best testimony to the new conner,
as to his integrity and qualifications
when selected to represent his neigh
bors in the most important position
among the public officers of coun-
ty. That Mr.. Murray has all the
qualifications tn at is needed to bring
to the exercise of the duties of
county comm issioner, even his most
inYeterate enemy will not deny. His
long residence in the county, his va
1ous interests and being closely con
nected with the prosperity of the
county and his life of energy and
business probity, eminently fit him
for the duties of county commlson-
er. "A man whose interests are
closely identified with the proper ad-
ministration of an office that he holds,
can always be depended upon to
give safe administration to the in
terests of the people. Mr.. Murray
Is man of the people, the architect
of what competence he owns and
will bring to the excercise of the du-
ties of ? county commissioner thor
ough knowledge of the wants of the
people, as well as knowledge Of the
dangerous pitfalls to guard against
and we can guarantee an honest and
safe ministration of the power of the
Office while he is at the helm.-Las
Animas Leader.
Bent County register., 1887-10-22

POIN SLamar will be the Great depot of supply
No the
during coming be the shipping
cattle Thousands families will locate this spring the
Land Office being
looking land will visit Lamar during
ev spring Without exception Lamar the booming
of the double
buy lots in the addition thecity of
Bent County register., 1887-10-22

1t is reported that a sly way of
evading the provisions of the Inter
State Commerce law has been adopt
ed by some railways. Whetherit IS
practiced here or not we do not know
but it is very possible that it is.
The railway company authorize
its agent at a certain place TO make
a bargain with the members of
firm of large shippers to turn what
business he can to the road. In con
sideration of his services he is paid
commission on all the business
which the company receives through
his influence. OF course ho does
not put himself to any trouble to
hunt up business. He simply gives
to the company his own shipments.
The man becomes by this means
an employe of the road. This enti-
ties him to d pass, and he therefore
rides free. But the most important
benefit to him comes in the form of
commissions on the business which
he influences. But, as he makes no
efforts to get business for the COM
pany apart from what he gives him
self, all his commissions are but dis
euised rebates.-Denver Republican.
Bent County register., 1887-10-22

zhs Parmesr addition which will give opportunity
Many thousands dollars been
Lamar during theast months and
" future This addition
splendid opportunities for With quick Get
for he Great Sale of Friday, February 4h
Bent County register., 1887-10-22

Occupies elevated portion and dioins the
ovok That addition will be the portion
of the city and the choicest ground about
1t ia high and dry and ander the system irrgating
bitches which have alread been In
this addition will be through
the the : will be
found At oorado Springs.
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Old and Youns Great Men.


Says the London Standard: II would
seem as if the work of the world were
sometimes destined to be done by
band of young men and sometimes by
a group of OLE ones. At the beginning
of the present century, for instance,
most of the heroes of peace and war
were young. Napoleon was not much
over 30 in the days of Austerlitz and
Marengo; few of his Marshals were
older. Wellington passed his fortieth
year in the Peninsula campaign. Pitt,
after 20 years in the Premiership, died
at Al. Nelson was just the same age
at Trafalgar. Our poets-Byron,
Shelley, Keats, and Coleridge-were
young; Sir Walter Scott was looked
upon as quite patriarch of letters at
So. At present We are in the cycle of
the seniors. We have Mr.. Gladstone
and NJ. Grevy, Prince Bismarck, and
the German Emperor, all of whom, If
they belong very actively and vividly
to the present. would have left good
record of notable work behind them If
they had joined the majority before NJ.
Beneditti altered the map of Europe
by forgetting his manners on the
promenade at Ems on a certain critical
day. And the strange thing Is that
when these veterans disappear from
the stage they seem likely to leave no
successors. No doubt Providence has
not forgotten postcrity, and the next
generation will be duly provided with
its proper proportion of great men.
But 1t must be u limited Tint they are
slow in making their appearance. Who
is to succeed Prince Bismarck in Ger
many? Who has taken up the mantle
of Victor Hugo in France? Who are to
to be the successors of Lord Tennyson
and Mr.. Browning? As for politics,
we do not forget Lord Randolph Chur-
chill and Mr.. Chamberlain in Eng
land, or Count Kalnoky, NJ. Tisza,
and NJ. de Freycinct abroad, when we
say that the nineteenth century-the
century of stat,,nen shows at pres
ent but faint prospects oi closing with
such galaxy of grra, men as that
which shed lustre over it's infancy and
its middle age. Let us hope that des-
tiny, in one Of its freaks. is only wait
ity till the old heroes are cleared off the
board to star;lr us with a constellation
of young geniuSes in peace and war
in letters and in arts. In the mean.
while we have old men, and may be
thankful for them.
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what an Egg win Do.

For burns and scalds nothing is
more soothing than the white of an
egg, which may be poured over the
wound. 1t is softer as a varnish than
colodion, and, being always at hand
can be applied. II is also more cooling
than the sweet oil and cotton which
was formerly supposed to be the surest
application 10 allay the smarting pain.
1t is the contact with the air which
gives the extreme discomfort expert
enced from the ordinary accident Of
this kind, and anything that excludes
the air and prevents Inflammation Is
the thing to be ut once applied. The
egg Is considered to be one of the best
remedies for dys,ntary. Beaten up
slightly, with or without sugar, and
swallowed at q gulp, 1t tends, by Its
emollient qualities, to lessen the in
iIammstion Of the stomach and intes-
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Amazing Speed Of the Pigeon.


The much brlaudcl steam engine, the
motive powers 0f wh;ci have constantly
to be tended AMI renewed, is but poor
cOntrivance by the side of the pigeon,
which, with his srlf-rontained mechan-
ism, can not only travel mt amazing
speed, but can "stay" for an extraordi-
nary period. The p"rfornance of the
pigeons which latcl, il'w from London
to Brussels is astounding. They wero
loosed from their BASKETS, some 300 trav-
elers In all, Mt 1920 A. VI. OH Sunday,
and they completed the journey of $50
miles within minute of o'clock, hav-
forty-one minutes is to say, they
went 800 hali-miles in $40 minutes
more than mile in two minutes, and
this sustained for nearly six hours. It
tance and that they went the shortest
way to Brussels; but IT is reported that
they encountered a severe storm on their
passage, and every man who has battled
uSNiiot niku WIiu Ntii uiutIotdiIuo
what that means. 1t is obvious that in
fair weather, to say nothing Of what
might have been done with favorable
breeze, very much better time could
have been made. AS it is, the speed of
these pigeons, kept up for $50 miles. is
lmost equal to the average time in
which the winner of the Derby runs his
race, and is superior to the time which
some few winners have made; il is, in
deed, almost equal to the best record of
a racehorse over mile. that record be-
ing about one minute forty-two Sec
onds; for no one now places the slight
est faith in the legends Of Eclipse aud
his mile a inmate. Maud ). has covered
mile I'm two minutes eight and three
quarter seconds. The best time made
by man is Georges four minutes
twelve and three-quartcr seconds; but
1t Is the endurance of these pigeons that
makes their work so wonderful. Migra-
tory birds, of course, come infinitely
greater distances. though 1t is neces-
sarily impossible to estimate their speed.
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Coast Line Of British COIum bia.

The coast line is much broken with
numerous Ion; ilr< '.iv,, coves, and
islands. 1t il not2w-jT';y that, while
from San Frau i.;..1 :, Hlpe Flattery
there Is not ,iH. ir Aa'jpr for ocean
going ships rrnl y r1 = are numerous
in British toirnhir both on mainland
and Vancouver i,'rld. Among these
may be men i'i, ;lrrard Inlet OH
the mainland. u which trans-cOntinen-
tai railway comes. E.quimalt, the
Naval Station in Vancouver Island,
and Nanaimo, great coal-shipping
port on the cast coast Of that island,
all of which ere excellent harbors much
frequented by Shipping. A remark
able feature "i ~ "o,st of the prov
ince is the 'r! ~ - fIr ;he protec-
tiOn of the ~ ii - ,iprci formed by
the outer h'i.... '.'""~ed mountain
range repre- =" ~ ~ tn, ,arge islands
of Vancouvc .. .'ri. Charlotte.
The Earl or hii, rin thus describes
the coast n If t;liS province
"Such ai'c'a,lc as this coast line
presents is no' - be parallelcd by any
country in the world. Day after day
for a whole week. In n vessel of nearly
two Thousand tons, we threaded an
interminable labyrinth of watery lanes
and reaches that wound endlessly in
and out of a network Of islands. prom
ontories and pcninsulas for thousands
Of miles, unruillrd by the slightest
swell from the adjoining ocean, and
presenting Ut every turn an ever-shift-
ing combination of rock. verdure, for
est, glacier, and snow-cappcd mountain
OF unrivalled grandeur and beauty.
When ii is remembered that this won
derfnl system Of navigation, equally
well adapted IT, The largest line of battle
ship and the irailcst canoe, fringes the
entire scaboard of the province and
communicates at points, sometimes
more than hundred miles from the
coast, with multitude of valleys
stretching eastward into the interior,
while at the same time it is furnished
with innllmerable harbors on either
hand, one is lost I'm admiration at the
facilities for inter-communication
which are thus provided for the future
inhabitants OF this wonderful region"
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A LITTLE STRANGER.
The First Member OF a Family Of In.
sect Eaters TO This Country.


The National Museum has recently
obtained a live specimen of the Soleno-
don Cubanus, a very rare animal belong
ing to the order of the insect eaters.
Members of this family are found only
in Cuba and IIayti and q live one has
never heretofore been seen in this coun-
try or in Europe. Our naturalists will
now, therefore, have their first oppor-
tunity for studying the habits of this
curious creature. 1t was obtained
through L. 5. Consul Reimer at Santi-
ago, and was siii ped to the National
Museum at Washington. together with
two others. viii H. !inwcver, died during
the voyage. and their bwlies were pre-
served in alcohol. Mr.. True. the cura-
tor of the mammal section of the mu-
scum, states that very little is known Of
the habits of these animals except that
they sleep during the day and go out at
night to search for insects upon which
they chiefly feed. Their long flexible
noses are supposed to bc useful in smell
ing out their prey. This is perhaps the
most curious feature about these ami
mails. Their lodies are covered with
coarse black h ir. with the exception Of
the rump, which is bare. The SOleno-
don belongs to the same order as the
mole, but they constitute family by
themselves. Since its arrival at the
museum this Soienodon has lived on
bits of fresh meats. but il is the inten-
tion to make ar experiment with insect
diet. and ascertain whether the insects
of this latitude a2rte with it. There is
considerable doubt whether it will live,
but il it does il will bp sent after while
to the Zoologi;al Gardens I'm Philadel-
phia. If t'rp llars come within the
scope of the nraning of the term in
sects, and ii this new conner develops
any kind Of an appetite. it would find
constant and no doubt remunerativo
employment under the parking COM
mission, and bc>i'!os make itself solid
with the citiZenS oi the District.
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Quaker Marriages.

In the Quaker society divorce is al
most unknown. No society throws
about the marriag" contract more SOL
emnity and IN 'rc .! j. lblir recognition.
The ceremony brein u full month be-
fore 1t is c0rnr'ci;G 5' marriage. The
young peopl, nave ir :lnurnce In pub
lie their intention of marriage. One
month later they appear together I'm
public meeting ~ a., society and arise
to say, "We will continue our inten-
tions Of marriage" In the meantime
wise advisers oi tho contracting parties
have fulfilled tboir duties. and the
final ceremony. which usually takes
place some days Ificraarl i'm public,
occurs. the marriage Is entered into I'm
the proper spirit.
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The Rev. Watty Dunlap, the hu-
morous minister of Dumfries. had
frequently practical Jokes played up
on him, but the perpetrators rarely
got the better Of him. On one oc-
casicn some idle and mischievous
youths waited for him as he passed
through a churchyard, and one of
them dressed as a ghost In hopes of
frightening him; but Watty's cool
accost speedily upset the plan.-
"W eel, Master Ghost" said he, "is
this general rising or are ye just
taking a saunter frae yer own grave
by yerseP PIX.
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A well-known minister was sent
south from New Jersey few years
ago to labor among the colored peo-
pie. They received him with many
demonstrations of joy, and at the first
meeting which he held, one colored
preacher prayed for him with great
earnestness thus: 20, Lord! Bless
dis yer dear brother what's come
down from the mort to preach de Cos
pil to us. 'Noint him with the kero-
sene of salvashin, and set him on
rex.
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Guest (rising excitedly from the
table, after testing an olive for the
first time)-"It's sorry I'd be to dis
turb the hilarity of the meeting, but
I believe some joker's been sailing the
gooseberries. Judy.
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Omaha Dame.-"My dear, Easter
is not far off," Husband.-"Not far,
that's fact" "And all good people
should rejoice at Easter ?" OF course"
do you suppose any human being
can rejoice in an old bonnet like
this ?"-Omaha World.
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Elderly masher Crying to scrape
an acquaintance )-"Charming day,
madam. Travelling alone?"
Lady (vivaciously)-"Oh, no. I'm
going down to Newport to be tried
for bigamy. Those two gentlemen in
the front seat are my brothers, those
in the rear are deputy sheriffs. and
my two husbands are in the smoking
ar."-Tid-B Bits.
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tines, and, by forming transient coat
ing on these organs, to enable nature
to resume her healthful sway over a
diseased body. Two, or at most three
eggs per day would be all that is re-
quired in ordinary cases, and since egg
Is not merely medicine, but food as
well, the lighter the diet otherwise and
the quieter tie patient is kept, the more
certain and rapi / : the recovery.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-04-06

A lighthouse keepers daughter is
going to make her debut on the stage.
This gives us an opportunity to say
that she will see light house each
night she plays, but We shall not say
it. She will see it, all the same, how
ever.-Norristown Herald.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-04-06

There is a church at Bergen, Nor
way, constituted of paper. This is
not so remarkable, considering that
in this country many valuable gold
and silver mines" can be found only
on paper.-Norristown Herald.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-04-06

The closing of the mortgage may
be called the end of Lent.-Shoe and
Leather Reporter.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-04-06

The deadly car must 60. The
warm weather has said it.-New Or
leans Picayune.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-04-06

A merchant who advertised for a
"man to take charge Of the glove de-
partment," received a call from a
professor of boxing.-Texas Siftings.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-04-06

Cowards are scared with threaten.
ings; boys are VIII pped into confes-
sion, but a steady nini acts of itself,
nor asks the bu,iy's "ouncil
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Nature. the iiin ilsiten of God,
doth nothing b,t with good advice, II
W. - kcresearclies into the true reason
of things.
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Clergymen are called upon for odd
services sometimes. A lady up town
consulted her pastor the other day
upon the troubles she had in her
kitchen. He said in reply that lac
thought there would be better feel
ing between mistress and maid il they
prayed for one another more. II am
willing to be prayed for" said the
lady, "but not to be preyed UPON
New York Ledger.
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WIT AND HUM0R.

Often tried but never convicted
lard.-Boston Commercial Bulletin.
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How to make Maltese crosby
on his tail.-Boston Beacon.
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"Is that you, Mr.. Brown" called
out Mrs. Brown from the window
above as Brown fumbled with his
latch key at the door.
"Yesh-hic-my dear, I've been
hic-to a meeting-hic-Labor-h
Club, and"
"Well, I've declared lockout"
snapped Mrs. Brown as she slammed
down the window.-New York Sun.
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III Mr.. Garrett has really sold his
stock in the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road the transaction is a singular met
amorphosis," observed the snake ed
itor.
"Hew can sale be metamor-
phosisi" said the horse editor.
at converts a Garrett into seller"
-Pittsburg Chronicle.
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Gentleman Ito cigar dealer)-Have
you any "Village Beauties" in stock |;
how are theyi Dealer.-First class,
sir; this last lot is an extremely
fine one. Gentleman departing
Thanks; you wrote that they were
very poor, but I am pleased to find
you were mistaken. am the man.
ufacturer. Good-day.-Tid Bits.
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LANES EARINS. M. d.

Physician, Surgeon and Accoucheur, Graduate Of
Toronto University College, Toronto. Ontario.
Residence-Hopper House, first door west Of
NJ. Il. church, Chisholm street, Alpena.
Office at Dostwck's drug store. 772-m6.
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A teacher is seeking to inculcate
the idea of conscience. Nov, then"
he says at the conclusion Of his ar
guments, "when you commit bad
action don't you feel pain some
where"
"Oh, yes" interrupts the pupil di.
recting his hand to his posterior,
"there-when papa uses his shoe
Quiz.
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Duncan n. Cameron, M. ID. @. M.
Graduate McGill University, Montreal, late house
surgeon Montreal General Hospital. Assistant
surgeon Alpena Hospital. Office with DIR. Wilkin-
son, Second street. 7J6
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WIN. p. MAIDEN, M. ID.

Physician, Surgeon, Gynecologist, ETC..
Late Asst. Surgeon U. 8. Army; Examining Sur
9eon for u s. Pensioners and all the principal Life
Insurance Co.'s. Residence and office on eecono
ST., nearly opposite the Union House.
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Husband (about to leave for a
weeks business trip)-"Good-bye, my
dear, here is my last will and testa-
ment, and an insurance policy for
$4,000 Handing her large en-
velope.]
Wife (startled)-"Why, surely,
you are not going to kill YOURSELF"
Husband.-"Oh, no; but / shall
have to stop at few hotels, and it's
best to prepare for the worst. Pitts
burgh Chronicle Telegraph.
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Have you Josephus' worksf" in
quired an old lady at book store the
other day.
"Jo-C-who? asked the clerk in
attendance.
"Josephus-his name is Josephus.
"Oh, ah, Josephus. New writer?"
Law, no; he's ever so old"
Dead, amt he?"
Dead Yes, very dead by this
time. Died thousand years ago."
Thought SO, tor there ain't many
of his books called for now."-Boston
Commercial Bulletin.
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Prof. S. M. White,

Organist and Director of Music at Trinity Church,
in this city. Will receive pupils for instructions IN
vocal and instrumental music. For terms etc. ap-
ply at music parlors at residence on State street.
7ss
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Advertising Rates.

one two thr'eIfo Ithr'sl six one
w'k. w'ks. w'ks w'ks mos mes year.